Store-service apparatus



(No Model.)

H. D. B. WILLIAMS. STORE SERVICE APPARATUS.

Patented Oct. 13, 1891.

UNITED STATES 'ATENT GFFICE.

HUBBARD D. B. \VILLIAMS, OF MANSFIELD, OHIO.

STORE-ESERVICE APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 461,398 dated October13, 1891. Application filed June 30, 1891. Serial No. 398,057- (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUBBARD D. B. W'IL- LIAMS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Mansfield, in the county of, Richland and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Store-ServiceApparatus; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inbeing the means of propelling the car; third,

to provide means at each station so that the lower wire will bepermitted to lengthen to allow the necessary spread or deflection, and,fourth, to provide a cheap, durable, and efficient means for carryingout the objects stated. I attain these objects by the mechanismillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a complete apparatus at a station. Fig. 2 is an enlargedside sectional view of one of the hangers and showing also the generalconstruction of the operating mechanism; and Fig. 3is a front sectionalView of the same, taken in the line :0 m, Fig. 2.

Similar letters refer to similar throughout the several views.

A A indicate hangers or supports, and B feet, which are provided with athreaded parts sleeve 0 and curved or quadrantal tubular arms D andhorizontal bifurcated arms E, the inner end F of which is cast in asolid bar T, which latter is attached to the stationary carrier-wire Gr,as shown.

H indicates a lever, which is pivoted in the bifurcated arm E, the upperendI of which is provided with a disk L, which slides within the curvedtubular arm D.

J indicatesa coil or other suitable spring, which is placed within thecurved tubular arm D, its lower end resting upon the seat K, formed inthe lower end of said arm, while the upper end of said spring bearsagainst the disk L, forming part of the pivoted lever H, and therebyholds the pivoted lever in position, as shown in Fig. 2.

M indicates a rod, which isconnected to the.

outer end of the pivoted lever. H by the bifurcated connection N. Theinner end of the connecting-rod M is provided with the casting 0, towhich is secured the lower or propelling-wire P, also the handle R. Theupper end I of the pivoted lever H is provided with a boss S, into whichis rigidly secured the yoke-shaped retainer T. The stationary track-wireG and also the propelling-wire P pass between the upper and lower wheelsof the car V and extend from station to station.

It will be readily seen that the action of the spring J in the curvedarm D is to press against the upper end of the pivoted lever H, therebyholding the lever in position, as shown in Fig. 2, and thus causing atension upon the propelling-wire P and stretching this wire from stationto station. 7

The operation of the invention is as follows: By pulling down upon thehandle R'the lower wire causes a wedging action at the rear of thecar-wheels, the same operation also pulling down upon the pivoted leverand disengaging the car from the retainer T. The wedging action producedby the lower wire propels the car from station to station, the handlebeing released as occasion requires. The action of the spring J againstthe upper end of the pivoted lever forces the said lever into position,as shown in Fig. 2.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In store-service apparatus, the combination of a hanger or support, acurved tubular foot having a bifurcated horizontal arm secured to saidhanger, a stationary track-wire secured to said arm, a lever pivotedwithin the bifurcated arm, the upper end of thelever adapted to slidewithin the curved foot,

' a suitable spring located within the curved tubular foot to hold thelever in position, a rod connected with the end of the pivoted le- Ver,a handle to Operate the lever, a propel- Wire G, and the propelling-wireP, substan- 1o ling-wireseenred t0 thelever,a11daearadapted tially. asdescribed.

to travel along the track-wire and to be pro- In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in pelled from station to station by deflecting thepresence of two witnesses. v propelling-wire substantially as described.J

2. In store-service apparatus, the coinbina- V HUBBARD VILI IAMb' tionof a hanger having a qnadrantal tubular Witnesses: foot, a spring insaid tubular foot, an angular H. E. COURTNEY,

lever acting against-said spring, the track- GEO. F. RUCE.

